Laos has launched a project to offer free Wi-Fi at landmarks in its capital Vientiane in a move to cater to not only the general public but also foreign visitors. The project, supported by the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT,) will enable visitors to use the internet at frequently visited locations such as Wattay International Airport, Namphou Fountain, and […]
Read MoreTHE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) have rolled out a payments regulatory evaluation programme to help connect the payments industry with legal service providers. The programme provides fintech firms with a streamlined process to gain access to lawyers specialising in payment services regulations to meet their compliance needs. […]
Read MoreIn the first eight months of the year, Cambodia exported 1.6 million tonnes of paddy rice to neighbouring Vietnam through informal channels, a recent report from the Ministry of Agriculture revealed. That figure is significantly higher than the total amount of milled rice shipped abroad through official channels, which from January to August was just […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia expects higher demand for crude palm oil from India, as the country has increased the import tax on refined palm oil from Malaysia. India, the world’s biggest importer of vegetable oil, said in a government statement on Wednesday that it raised the tax on Malaysian refined palm oil from 45% to 50% […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Growth in consumer prices decelerated to 1.7 percent in August, the lowest in almost three years, mostly due to the continued slowdown in the price hike of the heavily weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages as well as housing and utilities, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. The headline inflation rate for […]
Read MoreThe unemployment rate in 2018 decreased to 8.7 per cent from 9.3 per cent in 2017, according to the Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE), Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE). The department in a report of Summary Findings of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2018, stated that the distribution of employed persons by […]
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